As innovation takes centre stage in national economic strategy, the governance of knowledge-intensive ecosystems is a major policy challege.

Australia has achieved remarkable success in consumer-facing applications. But it faces a crucial challenge developing platform technologies

John H Howard, 5 November 2024* The passage of the US CHIPS and Science Act  in 2022 marked a pivotal moment in the nation’s pursuit of...

The Review is an opportunity to reshape Australia's research system, aiming for a coherent, future-facing model that boosts investment.

The Science, Research and Innovation budget tables, released on 18 October, deliver a keen insight into the government’s investment in R&D.

Australia's future prosperity hinges on its ability to understand and foster all forms of innovation, not just high-tech.

University rankings have become something of an obsession, with institutions fixated on where they stand in the latest league tables.

R&D scorecards are vital tools for policymakers. The IRDB last published a scoreboard in 1997. This left a gap in our understanding of R&D.

Business investment in R&D collapsed during the GFC in 2008 and did not recover. This calls for policy responses and business commitment.

Technology visions serve as critical drivers of innovation and progress, but they are fraught with complexities, ethical dilemmas

Our Business Expenditure on R&D has always lagged behind where we should be as an advanced economy. Governments can help in several ways.

It is high time to trash the tired old trope that ‘governments can’t pick winners’ and look to what governments can do and achieve

In 1981, Australia spent 0.90% of its GDP on R&D—the lowest among its major trading partners (Japan, Korea, the UK, USA, China, and Taiwan).

Innovation support is a growing component of the programs of international development agencies and foundations. The paper Transforming...

Narelle Kennedy, The Kennedy Company April 12, 2024 Australia's industry policy is at a tipping point. From decades of minimalist...

7 April, 2014 Sandy Plunkett, Realpolitech It is just five weeks until federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers his third budget in what...

John Howard, April 10, 2024 There is strong policy interest in nurturing and growing innovation ecosystems as “sets of interacting...

30 November 2022 Technology-oriented businesses, be they startups, high-growth, or mature, require a mix of skills to succeed and...

6 Sep 2022 Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turns drives funding and...

31 Aug 2022 Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turn drives funding and...